Cover for containers.



-W. S. LACKEY.

COVER FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION mm MAY 31. ms.

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COVER FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed May 31, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. LAGKEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Camden, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers for Containers, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of my invention to provide a cover for containers having a disk of material held by a flange thereof and adapted to receive a label, said disk furnishing a suitable surface on the outside or top face of the cover, which will receive paste or ad hesive to properly retain the label thereon, it being understood that the bare surface of the metal is unsuitable for this purpose.

The box or container is for use by druggists or others who, when they have filled the box with ointment, powder, or other material, desire to attach the label thereto indicating the character of the contents.

The invention consists in the features hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out, in the claims.

In the drawings;

Figure l is a top view of a cover made according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the cover, and,

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of a part of the cover, and

Fig. at is a perspective view of a portion of the cover.

This cover is an improvement upon that disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 745,227, dated November 24th, 1903.

This patented form consists of a head, or top plate, surrounded by a doubled flange which is turned inwardly and downwardly and is intended to grip the paste-board or other kind of disk which is adapted to re ccive the paste or adhesive or to receive a paste coated label, and firmly retain the same in place. Owing to wear of the dies this flange, after a time, will not be produced of the exact prescribed form and for this reason, or by reason of irregularities Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Serial No. 237,556.

in the formation of the foundation disk the flange, which is turned inwardly and downwardly, will not grip the disk all around its edge, and it sometimes happens that the disk will fall out of place and I have provided means for avoiding this Ohjection.

For this purpose I corrugate the upper surface of the doubled flange and this is done at the same time and by the same die that presses the flange to set it' inwardly. The metal is thus upset or stretched so that the portions at the bottom of the corrugations reach inwardly farther than would be the case were the double or hollow flange upset in the uncorrugated or smooth condition and these points or fingers which reach in grip the paste-board disk and compensate for any irregularities in the formation or contour of the flange or of the disk itself. This hollow flange is pressed into substantially a horizontal position but slightly clownwardly. The corrugations extend substantially radially. The corrugations also grip the disk more firmly than the plain edge of the doubled flange would do.

What I claim is:

1. A cover for a box having a side portion and a top portion a flange at the junction of said portions extending inwardly over its top, said flange being of the doubled metal and having corrugations extending trans versely thereof to its inner edge, and a disk held by the corrugated. flange and adapted to receive adhesive, substantially as de scribed.

2. A cover for a box having a member resting on the top portion and adapted to receive adhesive, said cover having a doubled flange at the junction of its side and to portions extending inwardly and corrugated, the said corrugations providing inwardly projecting portions of the metal to grip the said member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture.

WILLIAM S. LACKEY.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. O." 

